BOARD OF
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting
for Week of September 4, 2007
The Board met in executive session regarding personnel from
9:08 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at the Commissioner’s
Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver Avenue in Stevenson, with Commissioners
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday,
September 4, 2007 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver Avenue
in Stevenson, with Commissioners
Kay Masco requested to display a piece of public art on the
south side of Rock Creek Center in memory of Joan Mason, who loved Skamania
County Fair, at no cost to Skamania County.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried unanimously to approve the request.
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried
unanimously to approve the Consent Agenda as follows, with the exception of
items #3 and #15 that were removed:
1. Minutes for week of August
28, 2007.
2. Liquor license application
for Bungalow Bar & Grill.
3. New job description for
Community Health Director position at Range 32.
4. Revised job description for
Counseling Center Office Manager, effective September 4, 2007.
5. Revised job description for
Counseling Center Office Assistant V and reclassification at Range 15,
effective September 4, 2007.
6. Set public hearing for 11:45
AM Tuesday, September 25, 2007 to consider Resolution 2007-37 Supplemental
Budget #2 for 2007.
7. Call for bids for Salmon
Falls Park & Ride and Canyon Creek Road Realignment Project, set deadline
to receive bids for 4:00 PM Wednesday, September 19, 2007, set date to open
bids for 10:00 AM Thursday, September 20, 2007.
8. Appointments to Planning
Commission: Cyndi Soliz – reappointment to position 1A, 4-year term expiring
August 31, 2011; Dee Bajema – reappointment to position 1B, 4-year term
expiring August 31, 2011; Stephen Butcher – appointment to position 3B, 4-year
term expiring August 31, 2011; Rachel Bryan – appointment to At Large position,
4-year term, expiring August 31, 2011.
9. Contract amendment #1 with
Wilson Associates, AIA to increase the amount by $50,000 for design and
engineering services for Rock Creek Community Services Center and Courthouse
Remodel.
10. Contract amendment #1 with
Skamania County Fair Board to increase amount by $1,730 for expenses related to
the Folk Fest and Fair Teen Dance DJ.
11. Agreement with Dept of
Ecology to provide funding for Watershed Planning Unit Support in WRIA 29A to
keep the Planning Unit functioning over the next biennium.
12. Letter of authorization and
agreement between Town of Yacolt, WA and Sheriff’s Department for shared use of
North County radio frequencies to enhance communications between North Country
Emergency Medical Service and Sheriff’s Office.
13. Contract with Petersen
Brothers, Inc for installation of guardrail at various locations throughout
Southern Skamania County, with execution date effective September 11, 2007.
14. Award bid for a heavy-duty
Hopper Style Sander to Washington Auto Carriage of Spokane, WA in the total
amount of $15,722.02.
15. Agreements with Dept of
Social & Health Services to provide funding for Agency Personal
Care/Homecare Services, Senior Transportation Services, and Senior Information
& Assistance/Case Management/Senior Nutrition Services.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner
Richardson and motion carried unanimously to approve a new job description for
the Community Health Director position at Range 30.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by
Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to approve a proclamation
declaring September 11, 2007 as 911 Day in Skamania County.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by
Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to authorize the Sheriff to
purchase a hand held Thermal Imager for surveillance and search and rescue, to
be purchased from Region 4 Homeland Security funding.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried
unanimously to authorize the Sheriff to purchase the Spillman Data Systems
ProQA Interface for enhanced handling of emergency calls through 911 for EMS,
Fire and Law Enforcement calls, to be purchased from Washington State E911
funding.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner
Richardson and motion carried unanimously to approve Resolution 2007-38
adopting, endorsing and certifying Skamania County 2007 Swift Subarea Plan and
Associated Maps.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner
Richardson and motion carried unanimously to set a public hearing at 5:30 p.m.
on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 to consider adoption of interim zoning controls
for the Swift Subarea.
Commissioner Pearce moved, seconded by Commissioner
Richardson and motion carried unanimously to direct
the Planning Department to accept and process up to eight short plat
applications dividing 160 acres into approximately 32 lots with each lot being
at least five acres in size and all located within the Southwest Quarter of
Section 1, Township 7 North, Range 5 East, W.M. since this land has already
been converted through environmental review file (SEP-05-19) and through a completed
forest practice permit; and further direct the Planning Department to accept
and process the forest practice moratorium lift and to accept and process up to
eight short plat applications dividing 160 acres into approximately 32 lots
with each lot being at least five acres in size and all located within the
Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 7 North, Range 5 East, W.M. since
this land was in the process of a moratorium lift when a text error was found
in the moratorium lift codes and had completed environmental review through
file number SEP-05-32. These actions are
consistent with three previous actions to direct the Planning Department to
accept and process short plat applications Three Marble Creek Short Plats
(SP-06-05, SP-06-06, and SP-06-07), one Sorenson Short Plat (SP-06-12) and one
Coonrod Short Plat (SP-06-24)] all of which had been in process of submitting
when the Swift Moratorium was first adopted.
Larry Douglass, Public Works Director reported on the Rock Creek Slide,
Conveyance Project, and Timber Removal Project, private road standards,
Engineering projects, County Road projects, ER&R, Solid Waste, and Building
Department.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and
motion carried unanimously to authorize the Chair to sign a letter to the Corps
of Engineers requesting emergency authorization to remove accumulated sediments
from Rock Creek and to drive steel pile into the creek bed to trap as much
large woody debris as possible before it reaches the Rock Creek Bridge.
The meeting recessed at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007 and
reconvened at 10:40 a.m. the same date, with Commissioners Pearce, Richardson
and Tolfree present.
Karen
Witherspoon, Planning and Community Development Director reported on Swift
Interim Zoning, upcoming Columbia River Gorge Commission meeting, Recreation
Resort Management Plan Amendment, applications for a vacant Assistant Planner
position, and an upcoming Planning Director’s Conference and American Planning
Association Joint Washington/Oregon Planner’s Conference.
The
meeting recessed at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007 and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Pearce, Richardson and Tolfree present.
A
public hearing was held to consider an application from Tim and Alice Meyers
for a change of classification to Timber Land for Current Use Assessment for
tax parcel 04-75-36-0-0-1403-00, 19 acres located at 252 Louther Road.
The
meeting recessed at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007 and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Pearce, Richardson and Tolfree present.
The
Board reviewed the recommendation of Skamania County Planning Commission for
the Annie Meadows Subdivision Preliminary Plat, creating 28 lots located north
of Wind River Middle School on the west side of Smith Beckon Road in Carson,
tax lot #03-08-21-3-0-1700-00. Karen
Witherspoon, Planning and Community Development Director gave a staff report
and advised that the Planning Commission recommended approval with 13
conditions to be satisfactorily completed prior to final plat approval. Discussion included water, septic, roads,
sidewalks, and stormwater. Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried
unanimously to approve the preliminary plat for Annie Meadows Subdivision with
the 13 conditions listed in the Planning Commissioner’s preliminary plat
approval.
The
meeting recessed at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007 and reconvened at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2007, with
Commissioners Pearce, Richardson and Tolfree present.
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried
unanimously to approve a letter to Washington State Association of Counties
requesting that Skamania County be included in the Eastern District Caucus.
The
Board participated in a workshop with Public Works to discuss Rock Creek,
project reviews, Washington State General Administration Program, dewatering
wells, Stevenson well, and the proposed private road ordinance, with no action
taken.
The
Board discussed the agenda policy and scheduling of agenda items with the
Director of Administrative Services and Clerk of the Board, with no action
taken.
Commissioner
Pearce advised that the City of Washougal had dropped their plans for
transporting and application of bio-solids in Skamania County.
The Board participated in a workshop with Planning
and Community Development to discuss Swift Area interim zoning and the Columbia
River Gorge Commission Plan Amendment for Recreation Resorts, with no action
taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with the
Recreation and Facilities Director to discuss a firearms grant application,
personnel, Fairgrounds funding, Sheriff’s Building, and Wind River Boat Ramp,
with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2007 and reconvened at
1:10 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Pearce, Richardson and Tolfree
present.
The
Board met in executive session regarding personnel from 1:10 p.m. until 1:35
p.m., with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 1:35 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2007 and reconvened at
1:35 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Pearce, Richardson and Tolfree
present.
The
Board participated in a workshop with the Sheriff to discuss the budget,
vehicles, proposed remodel of the Sheriff’s Office front lobby workspace, and
communications, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2007 and reconvened at
9:40 a.m. Thursday, September 6, 2007, with Commissioners Pearce and Tolfree
present.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion
carried to approve vouchers for the period ending September 6, 2007 in the
total amount of $40,462.69.
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Pearce and motion carried to approve
Resolution 2007-39 Interfund Loan from Cumulative Reserve Loan Fund to the Fair
Fund.
The
meeting adjourned at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, September 6, 2007.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON